Overview
Camp Nebagamon is looking for exceptional wilderness instructors for our 2026 camping season. Join our team and lead multi-day backpacking and canoeing excursions for youth participants. Our program takes campers on wilderness experiences in Quetico Provincial Park, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Isle Royale National Park, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and more. Dates for the summer of 2025 are 5/26/2026 to 8/9/2026, including a three-week staff training period and an eight-week camping session. Working at Camp Nebagamon offers a variety of recreational opportunities as well as the chance to be a part of a professional, vibrant camp community. Salary is negotiable based on experience starting at $4,000, with bonuses for certifications. Room, board, laundry service, and travel allowance are available.
Qualifications:
Experience leading groups of participants in a backcountry setting
Prior experience working with youth participants at a camp or school
Menu planning, backcountry cooking skills
Prior experience administering first aid in a backcountry or extended care setting
Prior participant on multi-day wilderness expedition
Comfortable working with groups of youth participants in a wilderness setting. Conduct conflict resolution when necessary.
Advanced technical skill sets in wilderness canoe travel and wi
Required Skills:
Must be able to carry up to 60 lb pack or canoe for extended periods of time
Must be able to spend up to two weeks in the backcountry, navigating difficult terrain, at times off-trail and in inclement weather conditions
Must possess current Wilderness First Responder certification
Must have current Lifeguard or Wilderness Water Safety certification
About Camp Nebagamon
Camp Nebagamon is hallowed ground to thousands of campers who have been coming here since 1929. Located in northwestern Wisconsin, not far from the shores of Lake Superior in the heart of Wisconsin’s Northwoods, Camp Nebagamon is a traditional boys residential summer camp. Our youngest campers have completed the third grade, and the oldest have finished their freshman year of high school. Campers and staff hail from states all over the nation as well as international destinations. We have approximately 230 campers and 130 staff members, and we offer four- or eight-week sessions.
At Camp Nebagamon, we create a refuge from the real world structured to foster and nurture a boy’s development. Through a tremendous level of daily choice, boys are free to explore different talents, interests, and sides of their personalities. Our goal at Nebagamon is NOT to determine who is the best athlete or canoeist or artist…rather, our goal for every camper is that he enjoys participating and learning.
